When directing a jury on the defence of accident under s 23(1)(b) of the Criminal Code 1899 (Qld) in a grievous bodily harm case, the 'event' must be identified as the actual injury suffered by the complainant (e.g., a broken jaw), not any injury amounting to grievous bodily harm generally. A misdirection that widens the 'event' beyond the actual injury constitutes a substantial miscarriage of justice where a properly instructed jury might have acquitted.
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